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An expansion of a Snyder Township business that could result in more jobs has been given the blessing of the Blair County Planning Commission.
Federal Carbide Co.

A 23-year-old Altoona man died Monday in a vehicle crash near Greenwood, police said.
Logan Township police said Justin David Hardin died in a one-vehicle crash along Old Sixth Avenue near Greenwood Road about 2:40 am.
See obituary on Page A5.

SINKING VALLEY - Fort Roberdeau officials on Monday couldn't re-create the humid weather endured by the Second Continental Congress at the signing of the Declaration of Independenc.

Wings. Beer. Music. Those words are positioned prominently on an advertisement for a festival designed to satisfy appetites throughout July and August.

EBENSBURG - For about 20 years, Cambria County has hosted summer drug awareness fairs for area youth and invited speakers to share their experiences, encouraging kids to walk away from bad choices.

HOLLIDAYSBURG - A Roaring Spring teenager was seriously hurt after a car crash late Thursday in Taylor Township.
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A Martinsburg area couple who recently died in a traffic accident are being fondly remembered by those who knew them.
Jeffrey D. Miller was known as a hard worker.
"If the doors were open, he was here to work.

As Penn State University's program manager, Albert Edward Matyasovsky Jr. oversaw recycling, waste removal and much of the university's labor force for more than 30 years.

NEW YORK - Nearly every day, somewhere in the country, the Stars and Stripes was lowered to half-staff last year in one of the most significant official gestures of mourning and respect, an Associated Press analysis found.

In the previous three years, from 2013 through 2015, four motorcyclists have died each year on the roads of Blair County.
In June of this year alone, three people lost their lives in Blair County motorcycle crashes.